Chapter 45 In the second quarter, Yu Yunwen bravely takes on important responsibilities

When Song Gaozong heard the news of the defeat, he wanted to dismiss the government officials and flee to the island to avoid the Jin soldiers. It was only because of the firm dissuasion of the prime minister Chen Kangbo and suggested that he issue an imperial edict to conscript himself that he gave up the idea of ​​fleeing.In November, Wan Yanliang rushed to build warships in Hezhou, preparing to cross the river from quarrying.The imperial court appointed Li Xianzhong, the guard general of Wuhu, to take over the post of King Quan to resist the Jin soldiers; and sent Yu Yunwen to Wuhu to urge Li Xianzhong to take office as soon as possible, and at the same time, on behalf of the Southern Song Dynasty government, to comfort the garrison of Caishi.At the critical moment when the royal power had resigned, Li Xianzhong had not yet arrived, and the enemy was under pressure, Yu Yunwen stepped forward and bravely took on the heavy responsibility, commanding the Song army to fight, defeating the Jin soldiers, and made brilliant military exploits.

Yu Yunwen was originally a civil affairs official in Sichuan, but was later recommended to Lin'an, where he became a low-level Lang official in the Ministry of Rites.Yu Yunwen is very concerned about the future of the country.One year before Wan Yanliang's aggressive attack, he wrote to the emperor, pointing out that Jin must break the covenant and launch an attack, and asked the government to make early preparations.But his suggestion did not attract the attention of the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty.In October of the same year, he was ordered to go to the Jin Dynasty. He competed with the Jin people in the posthouse and tried his arrow skills.He saw with his own eyes that the Jin people were busy building warships and transporting rations, and knowing that the Jin soldiers were about to launch an attack soon, he was very anxious.After finishing his errands, he returned to China immediately, reported the situation to the Southern Song government, and insisted on repelling Wan Yanliang's attack.Therefore, this time the imperial court sent him to quarry to work in the army.

Yu Yunwen came to the quarry and got a report: 400,000 Jin soldiers and 800,000 horses were assembled in Jiangbei.He went to inspect the river and saw that the north bank of the Yangtze River was full of golden soldiers, as if they were about to cross the river.Caishi town is full of defeated Southern Song soldiers who retreated from Jiangbei, in groups of three or four, unsaddled and unarmored, sitting by the side of the road, the order is extremely chaotic.Yu Yunwen asked them: "The Jin army is about to cross the river, why are you still here?" The soldiers replied: "We used to be cavalry, and General Wang (referring to Wang Quan) told us to throw down our horses and escape across the Yangtze River. We don't have horses, and we don't know how to fight on foot, so we have to stay here." Yu Yunwen could see that the soldiers had the courage to kill the enemy and serve the country, but they were discouraged by the fleeing generals!Faced with the difficult situation of vacancy and low morale, someone advised Yu Yunwen to transfer to Jiankang, so that he didn't have to suffer here for others.Yu Yunwen replied: "I am an official ordered by the imperial court. If I return to Jiankang and allow the Jin army to cross the river, the country will be very dangerous. If the country cannot be saved, where should I go? Today's things are going forward but not retreating. I sacrifice my life to serve the country. It is my lifelong ambition!" Yu Yunwen took the initiative to take up the important task of rectifying the army and organizing battles.

In order to grasp the enemy's situation and prepare for battle, Yu Yunwen came to the river on horseback and looked towards the northwest bank.When I came back to check the troops of the Song Army, there were only more than 18,000 royal troops and hundreds of horses.Yu Yunwen did not back down in the face of difficulties.He summoned the soldiers and encouraged them to say: "In case the enemy soldiers cross the river, we will retreat and have no way out. Now that the natural danger of the Yangtze River is still in our hands, why don't we survive from death! Besides, the country has raised soldiers for 30 years, can't we Serve the country in one war?" The soldiers all said after hearing this: "Who doesn't want to kill the enemy and make meritorious service! It's just that there is no leader." Seeing that the emotions of the soldiers had been aroused, Yu Yunwen quickly announced: "The imperial court has removed the royal power. Send Li Xianzhong to take charge of military affairs." Li Xianzhong was a brave general, and when the soldiers heard that he was going to be the chief general, they cheered up immediately.Yu Yunwen then said to the soldiers: "The military situation is urgent now. Before the arrival of General Li, I am willing to take charge of military affairs and fight the enemy with you to serve the country. The country will not owe you!" After this agitation work, the soldiers resisted. The enemy's determination became firmer.

Yu Yunwen and the generals studied the battle plan, and decided to adopt the tactics of water and land forces to cooperate with each other, with water warfare as the main method.Infantry and cavalry lay in ambush behind the highlands on the banks of the Yangtze River.The navy ships are divided into five teams: choose the elite soldiers to hide in the loach boat (a fast warship with wheels) and park in the middle of the river as the main attack force; use two teams of sea ships to form the east and west wings to cooperate with the main force; The two teams were hidden in the middle of the port for attacking enemy ships and backup.After Yu Yunwen's rectification and deployment, the Song army who quarried the stone changed from a straggler to a fighting force with the same hatred.